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Individual sentences (VI)
I don't wouldn't dare to judge people by their behavior.
When I was a kid, I didn't dare to jump into the swimming pool.
- Are you able to run 6 km in less than 30 minutes?
- Sure, what are you betting?
I run ran into (meet unexpectedly) my friend in the subway. It was a nice surprise.
I took up (start) a new sport since January. Sometimes my muscles are sore.
I've taken up a new sport since January. This could be at any point from January until now.
I took up a new sport in January. January is when you began the new sport.
The facts seem to add up (make sense), yet still it's still difficult to believe.
The government has bailed out (support, rescue) the banking sector again.
It didn't take long for the immigrants to blend into integrate into (mix) the community.
There are plenty of books about loosing losing weight, but it all boils down (reduce, simplify) to energy balance.
The prime minister refused to bow down (take orders, submit, respect) to the labor unions.
You're welcome to call in (visit) for a chess game anytime.
His illness has a lot of to do with (be connected) his him failing the exam.
We had to do without (manage, endure, fare) a phone on the island.
He was in the lead, but suddenly dropped back (lag, drag, fall behind) as the race went on. dropped back implies a conscious decision, whereas falling behind implies it happened by accident (the other runners were faster or he got tired etc.)
He couldn't explain away (excuse, justify) his absence at school.
If you fall behind (lag, drag, trail) you could get lost.
Consumers are welcome to feed back (suggest) to the company about its products.
My rash flares up (erupt, intensify, escalate) every time I go outdoors on a sunny day.
The police received a tip about the robbery, but they never followed it up (investigate).
How is your sister getting on (manage, fare, cope, survive, overcome difficulties) at university?
One of the best ways to get around (move, travel) Amsterdam is by bike.
I can speak some English, just enough to get by (manage, survive, cope).
I will get the replacement battery into (put) the car right away.
The king is foolish if he believes our rebellion will ever give in (surrender, finally agree).
Protesters are giving out (distribute) leaflets in front of the embassy.
We'd like to help her, but we're not sure how to go about (approach) it.
Several police cars went by (pass) with their sirens on.
In the next Olympics I'll go for (contend, strive) a new world record.
In the case of an earthquake the power automatically goes off (stop working).
Someone grasped at (seize) my shirt when I was crossing the street. grasping at something implies they do not fully grab hold of it, but attempt to.
It's often that you don't like some music at first, but then it grows on (become likable) you.
I have a phone call. Hush (make quiet) those kids up.0 votedMarch 31, 20191The first painter was very self-confident. He stood right, speak loodly loudly and liked joking. The second painter was completely different from the first one. Not that he was very not sure of him. It wasn't that he was unsure of himself/it wasn't that he lacked confidence. He knews that he got had talent, but he didn't like to promote himself promoting his work and he didn't know how to do it.
These are the best corrections I can offer without further context. They allow for greater clarification of the character in question. I hope this helps!
0 votedMarch 31, 20191My holidays
I've been off work this week :)
And My friends and I visited some places to do some sightseeing.
We went to a zoo and saw cute animals like koalas, giraffes, and bears. :)
And The zoo had a botanical garden as well.
That It was/They were amazing. We could enjoy enjoyed seeinglots of kinds of beautiful and adorable (adorable is for people/animals usually) pretty/colourful flowers.
I'm afraid the cherry blossoms had not fully bloomed enough yet.
But However we spent some time sitting on a bench while we were looking at them.
I got feel refreshed, and I'm going to work tomorrow for the first time in a week.Your sentence structure is really good, and you use a good range of vocabulary.
In English, we try not to open written sentences with conjunctions such as 'and', 'but' and 'because'. Avoiding doing this will help you to sound more like a native speaker.
0 votedMarch 31, 20192- Shared Google Drive - Irish Resources Dia dhaoibh a mhuinteoirí! I've started tutoring Irish here and realised that there is a vast lack of resources available for tutoring Irish, especially for adults. I've put together a few bits and pieces but I was wondering if any other tutors would be interested in creating a shared drive for resources like this? Could help to cut planning time down an awful lot! Let me know! TrishSeptember 9, 201803
- Shared Google Drive - Irish Resources Dia dhaoibh a mhuinteoirí! I've started tutoring Irish here and realised that there is a vast lack of resources available for tutoring Irish, especially for adults. I've put together a few bits and pieces but I was wondering if any other tutors would be interested in creating a shared drive for resources like this? Could help to cut planning time down an awful lot! Let me know! TrishSeptember 9, 201801
- Shared Google Drive - Irish Resources Dia dhaoibh a mhuinteoirí! I've started tutoring Irish here and realised that there is a vast lack of resources available for tutoring Irish, especially for adults. I've put together a few bits and pieces but I was wondering if any other tutors would be interested in creating a shared drive for resources like this? Could help to cut planning time down an awful lot! Let me know! TrishSeptember 9, 201802
